LD0506 Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 7 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan T. Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 29 minutes ago, justice98 said: This is really what America is up against. You got a large group of people just clueless. And it's also a result of the President of the United States telling his followers not to believe journalism but to listen to him instead. And apparently they buy it, despite his long, well documented track record of lying. About most everything. 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StillUnknown Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 (edited) 18 minutes ago, EmirOfShmo said: **** you Hume. Seriously, this ****ing news group cult needs to implode. "Fox News’ Brit Hume defended comments from Texas lieutenant governor Dan Patrick Tuesday night, saying it is “entirely reasonable” that elderly Americans could be fine with dying amid the coronavirus outbreak to save the U.S. economy. “The utter collapse of the country’s economy — which many think will happen if this goes on much longer — is an intolerable result,” the 76-year-old told primetime host Tucker Carlson. “[Patrick] is saying, for his own part, that he would be willing to take a risk of getting the disease if that’s what it took to allow the economy to move forward. He said that because he is late in life, that he would be perhaps more willing than he might have been at a younger age, which seems to me to be an entirely reasonable viewpoint.” https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/fox-news-brit-hume-entirely-131616086.html Hmmm....actually, I hope their listeners take the advice. Nothing noble about a sacrifice that anyone with a functioning brain knows wont work anyway. Edited March 25, 2020 by StillUnknown Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Spaceman Spiff Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 35 minutes ago, spjunkies said: I used to say this sarcastically, but I legit think that party has turned into a cult. I think they have, too. Also turning into a cult, the people obsessed with hating him. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDoyler23 Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 Governor Hogan ended his press conference today with something like: “We’re not putting a timeline on saving people’s lives. We’re going to make decisions based on the facts.” I voted against him twice, but I’m glad he is where he is right now. 7 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skintime Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 6 minutes ago, Dan T. said: And it's also a result of the President of the United States telling his followers not to believe journalism but to listen to him instead. And apparently they buy it, despite his long, well documented track record of lying. About most everything. Many of them have no idea that he lies. Winger press does not cover it and they make sure that they repeat his lies no matter the consequences. 3 minutes ago, Spaceman Spiff said: I think they have, too. Also turning into a cult, the people obsessed with hating him. That's called common sense. 5 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CousinsCowgirl84 Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 5 minutes ago, LD0506 said: It’s not the stock market, it’s your job... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan T. Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 1 minute ago, Skintime said: Many of them have no idea that he lies. Winger press does not cover it and they make sure that they repeat his lies no matter the consequences. I have less contempt for the ignorant than for those who support him with eyes wide open. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Momma There Goes That Man Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 4 minutes ago, CousinsCowgirl84 said: It’s not the stock market, it’s your job... what? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
88Comrade2000 Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 3 hours ago, No Excuses said: Which also includes people and places that didn’t vote for him. He’s said that openly at this point and we just shrug it off because his insanity is normalized thanks to garbage people. The ultimate irony would be if his voters end up dying. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CousinsCowgirl84 Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 (edited) 6 minutes ago, Momma There Goes That Man said: what? The cost of prolonged economic shutdown isn’t just or even mainly the stick market, it’s everyone’s jobs. Without revenue businesses aren’t staying open. If businesses aren’t open there aren’t jobs. Edited March 25, 2020 by CousinsCowgirl84 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrFan Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 4 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CousinsCowgirl84 Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 (edited) I feel like opening the economy back up would be easier if Trump the one wasn’t talking... I highly doubt Obama would accept our economy being shutdown for months, but then again it might not have even been necessary.. Edited March 25, 2020 by CousinsCowgirl84 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Hersh Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 20 minutes ago, Spaceman Spiff said: also turning into a cult, the people obsessed with hating him. You aren't having a good showing in this thread. Maybe think before you post. 3 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StillUnknown Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 26 minutes ago, Spaceman Spiff said: Also turning into a cult, the people obsessed with hating him. Nah. Not even a little bit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Llevron Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 9 minutes ago, CousinsCowgirl84 said: I feel like opening the economy back up would be easier if Trump the one wasn’t talking... I highly doubt Obama would accept our economy being shutdown for months, but then again it might not have even been necessary.. Obama probably would have been a bit more proactive in his approach rather than reacting to what happened in the absence of his leadership. We already know we would have atleast been more prepared to THINK about a pandemic as a possibility and who knows how far ahead we and the world would have been with, at worst, someone willing to listen to the professionals. That and Obama is not and never has been a slum lord. People dont trust trump. Hes not deserving of it. That by itself changes the conversation. Its possible that Obama would have been the better salesman that Trump just because people can tell hes a good person and not a raging orange ****. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fergasun Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 18 minutes ago, CousinsCowgirl84 said: It’s not the stock market, it’s your job... Woah, woah, woah! I read an article chiding Americans for not having 6 months in an "emergency fund" set up for all their expenses -- I think the title was "American's financial irresponsibility being shown". Shouldn't businesses have 6 months "emergency fund" saved up for all their expenses too? Yes, I know I am being sarcastic/facetious... however; why do we get to bail out corporate irresponsibility? We have basically backstopped the banks twice, with taxpayer funds. I think I said it in '08 and believe it more now. If we are going to backstop the banks (twice) why not just own them outright and nationalize them as a utility? Is that too "dangerous" for half the countries "political ideals"? Did you see that Boeing CEO said, "if we have to give up a stake in our company, don't bail us out."? The rank hypocrisy of our public policy (socialism) and public attitudes toward "socialism" is ridiculous! These bailouts are corporate socialism which to me is the worst kind. Why? Because when those corporations are profitable they want to reduce their tax burden, and call any type of support for the individual citizen "socialism". 5 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BatteredFanSyndrome Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 11 minutes ago, CousinsCowgirl84 said: I feel like opening the economy back up would be easier if Trump the one wasn’t talking... I highly doubt Obama would accept our economy being shutdown for months, but then again it might not have even been necessary.. There is a huge difference between months and Trump talking about next week, that he eventually backpedaled to Easter yesterday. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spjunkies Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 Hopefully you don't drop dead in the office, I'm sure it'll be inconvenient to clear your body out the way. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BatteredFanSyndrome Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 I don't wish death upon anyone, but I can't help but feel karma is going to come to collect, from some of these old conservatives downplaying this as the 'flu'. Like some of these old guys I used to work with on my FB feed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Momma There Goes That Man Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 karma isn’t real and if it was it would have gotten these people a long time ago. they'll all be fine, face no repercussions and probably turn a profit somehow when it’s all over with because that’s how the world works. 5 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tshile Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 5 hours ago, Llevron said: I will never understand how the voters get past this. They are literally saying this time that their lives arnt worth losing money over and people actually agree with that **** That’s because you have it backwards these people aren’t forming quality opinions. they’re just repeating what their favorite politicians say that’s all there is to it. Supporting trump and the gop takes precedent over everything, including lives. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FuriousD Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 I've just finished reading Steven Pinker's Enlightenment Now. Highly recommend it. There's fascinating incite in there on tribalism as it pertains to religion, sex, sports, culture and of course, politics. The references to the right wing and Donald Trump, how they are turning inward on themselves and away from globalism (and science) is fascinating. So much of what we are experiencing now from the White House is discussed in detail. Good read... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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